Can the Bible Help Me Make Decisions? 5 Verses That Offer Wisdom
Have you ever stopped to consider how many decisions you make in a day? For me, the day begins with a critical choice: do I hit the tempting “snooze” button on my alarm? Next, I decide how much time to spend on my morning devotions. Do I sit and refresh my heart with God’s Word, or do I rush through…
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5 Acting Lessons for Bible Readers
My acting student was mumbling lines from a Tennessee Williams masterpiece. I was straining to hear him from the back of the room. “But I was really feeling it!” he said later. “That’s great,” I replied, “but you need to let those feelings live. You need to share them with the audience.” Later, in my work as an acting teacher,…
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3 Psalms For When You Need A Break From Life
I’m so busy. I tell myself I’m going to rest, but I rarely do. I tell myself I’m going to exercise, but I make excuses. I tell myself I’m going to start saying “no,” but “yes” just feels more natural. Over time, I start to feel hopeless as I dart from one commitment to the next. I overlook signs of…
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4 Bible Verses for Mending a Broken Relationship
Relationships are risky business. While they can fill our lives with joy and delight, they can also tear us apart with heartache. And as I’ve learned the hard way, good relationships take hard work, especially when I have to mend broken bonds with the people I love most. Have you ever faced a broken relationship? Maybe your actions or words…
READ MORE4 Bible Verses for When You Feel Insecure
INSECURE: adjective (of a person) not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious. Does this sound like you? We all deal with insecurities of varying shapes and sizes. Even when we overcome them, we still have to remain vigilant, fighting off sour thoughts and other things that stir up new feelings of insecurity. Like many women, I have struggled with serious…
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Praying through Scripture
Prayer is one of the ways we can satisfy our inbuilt longing for God. The Psalmist says, “As a deer longs for a stream of cool water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for you, the living God” (Psalm 42:1-2a). Prayer helps us express our deep desire for God and encounter God’s presence. While there are many…
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4 Prayers For When Life Drags You Down
I so often feel blindsided by bad days. When I wake up in the morning, everything may seem normal: I wake up early and go for a run, my train arrives on time, my co-workers smile and greet me as I walk into my office. But then something unexpected happens. I return from work to find a $300 ticket on…
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